The Denver Nuggets look to keep up their place on the prime of the Western Convention standings as they host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday evening. The Nuggets (51-21) have gained 4 straight video games, together with most just lately a 128-103 win over the Grizzlies on Monday. The Suns (42-30) fell in San Antonio, 104-102, two nights in the past. The groups have break up their two matchups this season, with every profitable on the highway, together with a Suns 117-107 highway victory three weeks in the past.

Tip-off is at 10 p.m. ET at Ball Area in Denver. The Nuggets are favored by 7.5 factors within the newest Suns vs. Nuggets odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/beneath is 227.5 factors. Earlier than getting into any Nuggets vs. Suns picks, you may need to see the NBA predictions from the mannequin at SportsLine.

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The mannequin has set its sights on Phoenix vs. Denver. You may head to SportsLine to see its picks. Listed below are a number of NBA odds and betting traces for Suns vs. Nuggets:

• Nuggets vs. Suns unfold: Nuggets -7.5
• Nuggets vs. Suns over/beneath: 227.5 factors
• Nuggets vs. Suns cash line: Nuggets -292, Suns +234
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What it’s essential to know concerning the Suns

Phoenix’s loss on Monday to a poor Spurs staff, which was enjoying with out its greatest participant in Victor Wembanyama, was crushing and makes the Suns’ final 10 video games that rather more vital to keep away from the NBA Play-In Event. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker mixed for 62 of the staff’s 102 factors, because the Suns had been held 15 factors beneath their season common of 117.1 factors per recreation. Booker has topped the 30-point mark in three straight video games, and although he hasn’t confronted Denver this season, the sharpshooter averaged 30.8 factors in opposition to them in final 12 months’s playoff collection between the groups.

For the Suns to enhance tonight, they’ll want higher play from one in all their trio of stars, Bradley Beal. In his final 4 video games, Beal is averaging beneath 10 factors, and did not take greater than 11 pictures in any of them. Even nonetheless, the previous Wizards guard is averaging 17.3 PPG and must doubtless exceed that for Phoenix to tug off the upset if he fits up as Beal (finger) and Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) are each listed as questionable. See which staff to select right here.

What it’s essential to know concerning the Nuggets

Nikola Jokic has gained two MVPs in his profession and is monitoring in the direction of a 3rd, averaging 26.1 factors, 12.3 rebounds, and 9.0 assists in 2023-24. He’s a nightly risk to file a triple-double and has executed that 3 times this month and 22 instances this season. In final 12 months’s Western Convention Semifinals in opposition to Phoenix, Jokic scored 34.5 factors, grabbed 13.2 rebounds, and dished out 10.3 assists, main Denver to a 4-2 collection victory.

Star guard Jamal Murray (knee) has missed the final two video games and is questionable return tonight in opposition to the Suns. This season, Denver’s level guard is averaging 20.9 factors and 6.7 assists and varieties a deadly duo with Jokic that different groups routinely cannot decelerate. In what ought to be a excessive scoring recreation in opposition to the Suns, Murray ought to thrive as he did in final 12 months’s playoff collection (24.8 PPG). Aaron Gordon (foot) is listed as questionable for Wednesday. See which staff to select right here.

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Who wins Nuggets vs. Suns, and which aspect of the unfold hits properly over 50% of the time? Go to SportsLine now to see the picks, all from the mannequin that’s on a 77-50 roll on top-rated NBA picks this season, and discover out.